# Heruwa Village, Gauriganj, Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Gauriganj, Sultanpur 

# Heruwa

Heruwa is a village in Gauriganj sub-district of Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,274 people in 210 households**, the 120th largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 1,274people (2011)
- 210households
- 53.2%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Heruwa

Of every 100 households in Heruwa in 2011, 14 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Heruwa · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****21%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****90%**

**83%

Television ****8%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Heruwa?

■ Heruwa · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776**

**933

Working population ****46.7%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 40.4% for women. 44% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (6%) · **■** Marginal 436 (73%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gauriganj

- Sakrawan1,322 people
- Rampur Kurwa1,298 people
- Achal Pur1,279 people
- Richhaura1,275 people
- Rajapur Kauhar1,274 people
- Soraon1,258 people
- Naupur1,249 people
- Tikra1,244 people

[All 259 villages in Gauriganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sultanpur/gauriganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Heruwa?1,274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Heruwa in?Sultanpur district (Gauriganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Heruwa?53.2% (Census 2011)